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Electric City postpones Spring Roundup to May 2-3

GREAT FALLS, Mont. (April 24) – Electric City Speedway has postponed its season-opening Montana Spring Roundup to next Friday and Saturday, May 2-3. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds run for $500 to win and a minimum of $75 to start in their first appearances in Montana since the mid-1990s. An open practice starts at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 1. The Spring Roundup was originally scheduled for this weekend and no change was been made in race day times: Pit gates at Great Falls open at 5 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 6 p.m. Hot laps are at 7 p.m. and racing starts at 7:30 p.m. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Larry Shaw Racing Western Region, Allstar Performance State and local track points will be awarded. Electric City has been designated a border track so drivers from the Dakotas and Saskatchewan can also make the trip to earn Belleville Motorsports North Central Region points. There is no entry fee and pit passes are $25. Grandstand admission is $10 for adults, $7 for students [Read More]

Salina Speedway set for opening night this Friday

By John Lowery SALINA, Kan. – It’s been a long off season for many tracks. Salina Speedway is one of those tracks that spent the off-season working hard to make racing experience better for both the racers and the fans. This Friday night, April 25, all of the hard work in the off season will pay off as the first of 24 dates kicks off just after 7:15 p.m. Salina Speedway hosts the best of the best when it comes to dirt track racing on a weekly basis. There are seven classes that comprise the weekly show: BMS IMCA Modifieds, M&H Motors IMCA Northern Sport Mods, Budweiser IMCA Hobby Stocks BSB Manufacturing Late Models, sanctioned by the Nesmith Crate Late Model Series in 2014, Coors Light Street Stocks, AutoHouse Towing Mod Lites and the T&R Dirt Construction Mini Stocks. Each division will battle it out every week to see who can end up in the Xtreme Motorsports Victory Lane. The class of race cars aren’t the only attractions at Salina Speedway, as the drivers add [Read More]

BST Sprint Series opens this weekend at Phillips County, I-76

HOLYOKE, Colo. (April 23) – IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Cars make their Colorado debut this weekend, with BST Series dates at Phillips County Raceway in Holyoke and I-76 Speedway in Fort Morgan. Racing starts at 5 p.m. Saturday, April 26 at Phillips County. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks are also on the card . Grandstand admission is $15 for adults, $5 for kids and free for five and under. Late models and econos also run April 27 at I-76, where racing gets underway at 1 p.m. Spectator admission is $12 for adults, $5 for kids and free for five and under. Pit passes are $30 each night. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Allstar Performance State and special series points will be awarded for both shows. More information is available from Tour Director Joe Bellm at 720 404-0400 and at the www.bstracing.com website.

Anderson is best in Modified main at Britt

By Greg Grabianowski BRITT, Iowa (April 18) – Jamie Anderson led flag to flag in winning Friday’s IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified feature at Hancock County Speedway. Troy Swearingen was the runner-up while Clayton Christensen took third in the 22-car field. Dustin Larson also raced from the pole to the checkers, in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature. He was followed by Lance Deal and Derek Green. Chanse Hollatz topped the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock feature. Cody Nielsen finished second after starting 12th with Brandon Nielsen taking third. Shane Swanson overtook early leader Cody Knecht to earn the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod victory. Bob Sutherland was the runner-up with Matt Hoeft placing third. The newly-sanctioned Mach-1 Sport Compact division had 10 cars and Ryan Bryant came through the field from his inside fourth row starting to be both the hard charger and feature winner. Megan Lappegard was second and Jacob Kofoot was third.

Redline Racing Parts North Star Series opens Saturday at Jackson Speedway

JACKSON, Minn. (April 23) – Opening night of the third annual Redline Racing Parts North Star Series takes five IMCA divisions to Jackson Speedway this Saturday night. The April 26 lidlifter sees IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Mach-1 Sport Compacts in action. Modifieds race for $800 to win and a minimum of $100 to start, Stocks for $600 to win and a minimum of $75 to start, SportMods for $500 to win and a minimum of $50 to start, Hobbies for $400 to win and a minimum of $50 to start, and Sport Compacts $200 to win and a minimum of $30 to start. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional, Allstar Performance State, special series and local track points will be awarded. The pit gate opens at 3 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 4:30 p.m. Hot laps are at 6 p.m. with racing to follow. Spectator admission is $15 for adults, $12 for students ages 13-17 and free for kids [Read More]

Foulger outduels Dozier for Antioch honors

ANTIOCH, Calif. (April 19) – Four-time track champion Troy Foulger scored his first victory of the 2014 season Saturday night at Antioch Speedway, after battling Danny Dozier in the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified main event. Dozier quickly moved through the pack, fighting off challenges from Carl Berendsen. Foulger and Dozier then fought side-by-side, with Dozier taking the lead on a restart with five laps to go. “I thought the top of the track was faster, and he (Dozier) got me by staying low on the inside,” Foulger explained in victory lane. “He (Dozier) was racing great. It was fun to be alongside him in a good, clean race.” Luckily for Foulger, there was one more caution flag, and he regained the lead in a thrilling finish. “My car pushed through the corners a bit,” Dozier later explained. “He just rolled through the center of the turn a little better than I could.” Defending Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod champion Jeremy Hoff was the surprise winner in that division’s feature event, which had its largest car [Read More]

Ideal Ready Mix sponsors Deery Ironman Challenge

WEST BURLINGTON, Iowa – An exclusive starting field is guaranteed for a new race on the Deery Brothers Summer Series schedule. Ideal Ready Mix sponsors the $1,000 to win, minimum of $100 to start event on Friday, Oct. 3. Only drivers with perfect attendance through the first 18 IMCA Late Model tour events of the season and former series champions will be in the starting grid on opening night of the Ideal Ready Mix Liberty 100 Weekend. That weekend also marks the finale for the 28th annual Deery Series. “This race was one of the most anticipated on the tour a few seasons back but due to some changes in scheduling we had to discontinue the event,” IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder said. “However, we’ve added the Liberty 100 to the Deery schedule in 2014 and it gave us the opportunity we were looking for to bring it back through the tremendous support of Ideal Ready Mix. “It will be a ‘can’t miss’ race featuring the best racers on the Deery Brothers Summer Series circuit, [Read More]

Karl Chevrolet, Karl Performance continue generous contingency programs with IMCA

ANKENY, Iowa – Karl Chevrolet and Karl Performance continue prominent contingency award programs benefitting IMCA drivers in all divisions. Karl Chevrolet, the new and pre-owned automotive dealership located in Ankeny, returns as title sponsor for the Northern SportMod division and furnishes a portion of the $5,000 point fund to be paid to top 10 drivers in final national point standings. All Northern and Southern SportMod drivers are required to display two Karl decals on their race car to be eligible for point fund checks, which will be presented during the national awards banquet in November or mailed beginning the following week from the IMCA home office. Karl Chevrolet also gives $50 gift cards to IMCA drivers winning track championships while competing exclusively with crate engines. Those cards can be applied toward the purchase of any 602 crate accessories by Hobby Stock and SportMod recipients or any 604 crate accessories by Modified recipients. Sign-up forms must be mailed by Aug. 1 for crate drivers to be eligible for those prizes. Karl Performance, the Des Moines-based engine [Read More]

Huls, Gower and Becerra are quickest at Quincy

By Jack Walbring QUINCY, Ill. (April 20) – Abe Huls, Joey Gower and Austen Becerra all took IMCA feature event wins Sunday at Quincy Raceway. Huls started off his 2014 season the right way by leading every lap of the Powder Coat Plus IMCA Stock Car main event. Huls was challenged by Jim Lynch the entire distance but held off the Iowa speedster to take the win followed by Lynch in second, Jerry Jansen in third, Jake Powers in fourth and Brandon Savage in fifth. Gower showed he is going to be a power to be reckoned with in the Summy Tire and Auto Center IMCA Northern SportMod division. Gower blasted to a four and a half second win over Tony Dunker in the main event followed by Bobby Anders in third, Aaron Brockseick in fourth and Charles VanZandt in fifth. Austen Becerra continued his dominance of the region’s IMCA Sport Compacts as he picked up his third feature win of the weekend. Becerra led every lap of the 15-lap main event as he topped [Read More]

Practice, opening night rescheduled at Thunderhill Raceway

By Edward Anschutz STURGEON BAY, Wis. – With weather conditions being less than favorable, Thunderhill Raceway has been forced reschedule its planned practice session for April 29 while the season opener has been postponed to May 3. “While we want to get the 2014 season rolling, the biggest emphasis will be put on taking care of the drivers and their race cars,“ promoter Woody Wodack said. “We refuse to tear up equipment or the track just to get opening night in the books.” “The goal will to be to give drivers and race fans the best show possible,” he continued. “Mother Nature has played havoc in recent weeks so we are hoping for some sunshine and dry weather.” A second practice is also in the works. Five divisions do battle every Saturday night through the summer. IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Northern SportMods, IMCA Hobby Stocks and Street Stocks will compete on the 1/3rd mile clay oval. For more information, please visit the track’s website at www.racethunderhill.com Thunderhill is located at the John Miles [Read More]